Joseph Benavidez is one of the UFC's top 125-pounders. | Photo:
Dave Mandel/Sherdog.com

Joseph
Benavidez will look to remain amongst the Ultimate Fighting
Championship’s flyweight contenders in a newly announced bout
against Dustin
Ortiz.

UFC officials Tuesday announced the contest, which will be part of
a Nov. 22 UFC Fight
Night card at Frank Erwin Center in Austin, Texas. The company
also revealed that a women’s strawweight matchup between Kailin
Curran and Paige
VanZant previously scheduled for Oct. 4 has been shifted to the
Austin event due to a VanZant injury.

Benavidez has only lost twice under the UFC banner, both times to
125-pound champion Demetrious
Johnson. The former World Extreme Cagefighting competitor was
last in action at UFC 172, dispelling of Tim Elliot via guillotine
choke in the first round. In all, the 30-year-old has finished 15
of his fights before reaching the judges’ scorecards.

Ortiz has been involved in three consecutive fights which have
ended in split decisions. The last two, have been positive
outcomes, defeating Ray Borg and
Justin
Scoggins. The Roufusport product has only tasted defeat once
since joining the UFC in 2013, a loss to John
Moraga.